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Derivatives of aryl ketones and p-dialkyl-aminoarylaldehydes as visible sensitizers of photopolymerizable compositions
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1978-05-08
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Granted: 1979-07-24
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Expires: 1998-05-08
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to new photopolymerizable compositions. More particularly, this invention pertains to photopolymerizable compositions containing photodissociable initiators in combination with selected sensitizers derived from aryl ketones and p-dialkylaminoarylaldehydes that absorb in the visible region of the spectrum.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas E. Dueber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 23:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F2/00; C08F2/46; C08F2/48; C08F2/50; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/114; Y10S430/12; Y10S430/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition comprising an admixture of (1) at least one non-gaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound having a boiling point above 100° C. at normal atmospheric pressure and being capable addition polymerization; (2) at least one 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl dimer consisting of two lophine radicals bound together by a single convalent bond; and (3) a sensitizing amount of an arylylidene aryl ketone compound of the formulae: ##STR56## wherein: A, B, D, E are carbon atoms or one may be solely a nitrogen atom: R 1 is H, OH or CH 3 O; R 2 is H, OH, CH 3 O or N(R 6 ) 2 ; R 3 is H, OH or CH 3 O; a is 0 or 1; Z is >C═O, CHOH, >C(CH 3 ) 2 , --CH 2 -- b , wherein b is 1, 2 or 3, ##STR57## wherein R' is H, phenyl, or Z is linked with R 4 where Z is ##STR58## and R 4 is --O-- or >N--CH 3 a being O; R 4 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O; R 5 is H or R 5 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 6 is H or R 6 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; and R 7 is CH 3 , --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 where n is 1 to 5, --CH 2 CH 2 --Cl, --CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ; ##STR59## wherein: A, B, D are carbon atoms or one may be solely a nitrogen atom; R 1 is H, CH 3 , --OCH 2 CH 2 OR, wherein R is H, CH 3 , --CH 2 CH 2 OR' wherein R' is CH 3 or CH 3 CH 2 --; R 2 is H, CH 3 , OH or CH 3 O; R 3 is H, OH, CH 3 O, CH 3 , F, Br, CN or N(R 9 ) 2 ; R 2 +r 3 is --O--CH 2 --O--; R 4 is H, CH 3 or CH 3 O; R 5 is H, CH 3 , --OCH 2 CH 2 OR, wherein R is H, CH 3 , --CH 2 CH 2 OR' wherein R' is CH 3 or CH 3 CH 2 --; R 6 is H, CH 3 or phenyl; R 7 is H, CH 3 , OH or CH 3 O; R 8 is H; R 8 +r 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --OCH 2 CH 2 ; R 9 is H, R 9 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --OCH 2 CH 2 --; and R 10 is CH 3 , --CH 2 -- n CH 3 wherein n is 1 to 5; and ##STR60## wherein G is ##STR61## --O--, or --S--; R 1 is H, CH 3 or --OCH 3 , and R 2 is CH 3 or --CH 2 CH 3 , the ketone having its maximum absorption in the range of 350 to 550 nm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition comprising an admixture of (1) at least one non-gaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound having a boiling point above 100° C. at normal atmospheric pressure and being capable addition polymerization; (2) at least one 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl dimer consisting of two lophine radicals bound together by a single convalent bond; and (3) a sensitizing amount of an arylylidene aryl ketone compound of the formulae: ##STR56## wherein: A, B, D, E are carbon atoms or one may be solely a nitrogen atom: R 1 is H, OH or CH 3 O; R 2 is H, OH, CH 3 O or N(R 6 ) 2 ; R 3 is H, OH or CH 3 O; a is 0 or 1; Z is >C═O, CHOH, >C(CH 3 ) 2 , --CH 2 -- b , wherein b is 1, 2 or 3, ##STR57## wherein R' is H, phenyl, or Z is linked with R 4 where Z is ##STR58## and R 4 is --O-- or >N--CH 3 a being O; R 4 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O; R 5 is H or R 5 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 6 is H or R 6 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; and R 7 is CH 3 , --(CH 2 ) n --CH 3 where n is 1 to 5, --CH 2 CH 2 --Cl, --CH 2 CH 2 OH, CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ; ##STR59## wherein: A, B, D are carbon atoms or one may be solely a nitrogen atom; R 1 is H, CH 3 , --OCH 2 CH 2 OR, wherein R is H, CH 3 , --CH 2 CH 2 OR' wherein R' is CH 3 or CH 3 CH 2 --; R 2 is H, CH 3 , OH or CH 3 O; R 3 is H, OH, CH 3 O, CH 3 , F, Br, CN or N(R 9 ) 2 ; R 2 +r 3 is --O--CH 2 --O--; R 4 is H, CH 3 or CH 3 O; R 5 is H, CH 3 , --OCH 2 CH 2 OR, wherein R is H, CH 3 , --CH 2 CH 2 OR' wherein R' is CH 3 or CH 3 CH 2 --; R 6 is H, CH 3 or phenyl; R 7 is H, CH 3 , OH or CH 3 O; R 8 is H; R 8 +r 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --OCH 2 CH 2 ; R 9 is H, R 9 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --OCH 2 CH 2 --; and R 10 is CH 3 , --CH 2 -- n CH 3 wherein n is 1 to 5; and ##STR60## wherein G is ##STR61## --O--, or --S--; R 1 is H, CH 3 or --OCH 3 , and R 2 is CH 3 or --CH 2 CH 3 , the ketone having its maximum absorption in the range of 350 to 550 nm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the arylylidene aryl ketone compounds are of the formulae: ##STR62## R 1 is H, OH, CH 3 O--; R 2 is H, OH, CH 3 O--; R 3 is H, OH, CH 3 O with the proviso that if one of R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is OH then the remainder must be H or CH 3 O--; Z is >CHOH, ##STR63## --CH 2 -- a wherein a is 1, 2 or 3, ##STR64## wherein R' is H, φ, or Z is linked with R 4 where Z is ##STR65## and R 4 is --O-- or ##STR66## R 4 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O-- with the proviso that if one of R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is OH then R 4 is one of H, CH 3 or CH 3 O--; R 5 is H or R 5 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 6 is H or R 6 +R 7 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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R 7 is CH 3 --, CH 3 CH 2 --; ##STR67## R 1 is H, CH 3 ; R 2 is H, OH, CH 3 , CH 3 O; R 3 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O; R 2 +r 3 is --O--CH 2 --O--; R 4 is H, CH 3 --, CH 3 O--; R 5 is H, CH 3 ; R 6 is H, CH 3 ; R 7 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O with the proviso that if one of R 2 , R 3 or R 7 is OH then the remainder must be H, CH 3 or CH 3 O--; R 8 is H, R 8 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 9 is H, R 9 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 , --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 10 is CH 3 --, CH 3 CH 2 --.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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R 7 is CH 3 --, CH 3 CH 2 --; ##STR67## R 1 is H, CH 3 ; R 2 is H, OH, CH 3 , CH 3 O; R 3 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O; R 2 +r 3 is --O--CH 2 --O--; R 4 is H, CH 3 --, CH 3 O--; R 5 is H, CH 3 ; R 6 is H, CH 3 ; R 7 is H, CH 3 , OH, CH 3 O with the proviso that if one of R 2 , R 3 or R 7 is OH then the remainder must be H, CH 3 or CH 3 O--; R 8 is H, R 8 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 9 is H, R 9 +R 10 is --CH 2 CH 2 , --CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --O--CH 2 CH 2 --; R 10 is CH 3 --, CH 3 CH 2 --.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 additionally containing (4) at least one macromolecular organic polymeric binder, the ethylenically unsaturated compound and the binder being present in relative amounts of 3.0 to 100 and 0 to 97 parts by weight, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 3 wherein the 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl dimer is present in an amount of 0.01 to 20.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the combined weight of ethylenically unsaturated compound and binder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 4 wherein the arylylidene aryl ketone compound is present in an amount of 0.001 to 15.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the combined weight of ethylenically unsaturated compound and binder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the arylylidene aryl ketone is 2-(4'-diethylamino-2'-methylbenzylidene)-1-indanone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the arylylidene aryl ketone is 2-(4'-diethylamino-2'-methoxybenzylidene)-1-indanone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the arylylidene aryl ketone is 2-(9'-julolylidene)-1-indanone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 additionally containing 0.5 to 15.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the combined weight of ethylenically unsaturated compound and binder of a nitroaromatic compound of the formula: ##STR68## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , alike or different, are H, OH, halogen, NO 2 , CN, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbons, alkoxy in which the alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons, aryl of 6 to 18 carbons, benzyl, halogen-substituted phenyl, polyether of 2 to 18 carbons and 1 to 6 oxygens, dialkylamino in which each alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons, thioalkyl in which the alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons, or thioaryl in which the aryl is of 6 to 18 carbons, or any two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , taken together, are the residue of a second benzene ring fused onto the benzene nucleus, with the proviso that not more than one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is OH or NO 2 ; R 5 is H, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbons, halogen, phenyl, or alkoxy in which the alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons; R 6 is H, OH, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbons, phenyl, or alkoxy in which the alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons, with the proviso that only one of R 5 and R 6 is H, or; R 5 and R 6 together are ═O, ═CH 2 , --O--CH 2 --, ═NC 6 H 5 , ═NC 6 H 4 N(alkyl) 2 in which each alkyl is of 1 to 18 carbons, --O--C 2 H 4 --O--, ##STR69## in which the hydrocarbylene group is of 1 to 18 carbons, of ##STR70## in which R 8 and R 9 , alike or different, are H or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, and R 7 and R 10 , alike or different, are --CN, --COR 11 in which R 11 is alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, or --COOR 12 in which R 12 is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons which may be interrupted by an oxygen atom, alkenyl of 2 to 5 carbons, or alkynyl of 2 to 5 carbons, or R 7 and R 8 together, or R 9 and R 10 together, complete a 6-membered carbocyclic ring containing a keto group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound is trimethylolpropane triacrylate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound is tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound is a methacrylated polymeric epoxy resin of Bisphenol-A and epichlorohydrin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 3 wherein the polymeric binder is a methyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid copolymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 3 wherein two polymeric binders are present, one being a copolymer of styrene/maleic anhydride and the second a terpolymer of ethyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate/acrylic acid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable composition according to claim 3 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound is trimethylolpropane triacrylate, the polymer binder is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid, the 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl dimer is bis(2-o-chlorophenyl-4,5-bis-phenyl)imidazole and the arylylidene aryl ketone is 2-(4'-diethylamino-2'-methylbenzylidene)-1-indanone.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable element comprising a support coated with a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A photopolymerizable element according to claim 16 wherein the support is a polymeric film or metallic surface.
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